Airline Fleet Planning

Date	Reference	Course Fee
21 to 23 October 2008 20 to 22 October 2009	PTAT220019 PTAT220020	€1 650

Deciding on the right amount of capacity to serve the market has always been a critical issue in airline planning. The process of fleet planning is a complicated and cross-functional activity that demands broad skills in technical and commercial areas.

In this course you will learn how to structure the fleet planning process and how to appraise competing and conflicting proposals. The course is a mixture of presentations from industrial and academic specialists and includes a practical case study.

(This course can appy towards the ABA and IATA joint training diploma in Strategic Airline Management.)

Topics covered

• Fleet planning for different airlines
• Methodologies and modelling techniques
• Attributes of a fleet plan
• The market:
   - Segmentation, spill and how they apply to fleet planning
   - Demand allocation techniques
   - Impact of fleet planning on the network and vice versa
   - The capacity vs. frequency decision
• The product: Defining aircraft
• The appraisal: Tools, performance and economics
• The decision: Various processes

Topics are supported by case studies.

Who should attend

• Airline personnel involved in strategic or commercial planning
• Strategic consultants
• Insurance brokers
• Lessors and financial analysts
• Airframe and engine manufacturers, industry suppliers, airports
• Government agencies

Some experience in airline planning or a related field would be useful.

Presenters

Emmanuelle Aygat,
Air Transport Consultant, AirBusiness Academy

Dr Arturo Benito,
Polytechnic University of Madrid;
Former Director Fleet Planning, Iberia

William Gibson,
Head of Finance, AirBusiness Academy

Dick Wyatt,
Consultant; Former General Manager - Fleet Planning, British Airways

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